Video: MSR MiniWorks Water Filter

10 Monday Mar 2014

Posted by girlycamping in Camping Humor, Hiking, Products I Love, Videos

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camping, hiking, MSR, Nalgene, nature, outdoors, REI, water, water filter, water purifier

Here is a great water filter from MSR! Its fits perfectly with REI’s Nalgene water bottle. Water filters have so many benefits like less weight you pack in, you never run out of water, and less plastic bottles!

7 thoughts on “Video: MSR MiniWorks Water Filter”

Poetry Overland said:

March 10, 2014 at 6:40 AM

I’ve considered keeping something like this as a backup water source when overlanding… Light, easy to keep on board, can go backpacking… lots of advantages.

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Kym Zest said:

March 10, 2014 at 6:42 AM

But I hate pumping water! I’ve done so much squatting, and balancing while wearing out my poor bicep. I’ve switched entirely to gravity filters and the Steripen.

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- girlycamping said:
  
  March 10, 2014 at 7:04 AM
  
  Understandable on the pumping water! Look like you found what works for you and that’s always best 🙂
  
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Kaylee said:

March 10, 2014 at 2:23 PM

These are really handy filters, and usually the pump based water filters are the best as they require pressure to force water through the filter instead of it just flowing through, which suggests this water filter, filters water better than most filters. While this filter may filter better than some of the water filters on the market, you still have to be wary on what kind of water filter you are using, as you want to ensure that it will remove all of the bacteria in the water.

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jordansky26 said:

March 11, 2014 at 1:53 PM

That is so cool. Babes and I have been thinking of going camping for our anniversary

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Forrest said:

March 24, 2014 at 3:24 PM

I was using a Steripen (UV purifier) for a while, but I don’t like relying on electronics and batteries for something as important as water. Still, the weight was pretty compelling; a typical pump weighs a pound, a Steripen is 4 to 6 oz depending on the model.

I’ve recently switched to a Sawyer Mini. Instead of pumping the water through a filter, you squeeze the bag or bottle it’s in, or use gravity. The Sawyer is 2 oz. It works very well with bladders, like a Platypus (about 1 oz in 1L size), making it easier to leave the heavy Nalgeen (about 6 oz in 1L size) at home.

On the other hand, 1L of water weighs 2.2 lbs, and probably isn’t enough for a day hike. So anything you have that treats water is going to take a lot of weight off your back.

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